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Prisons & Policing
How Oil Money Turned Louisiana Into the Prison Capital of the World
A series of events in the 1970s led to the state's penal system becoming intertwined with the swings of its oil economy.
New York City Council Passes Veto-Proof Measure Ending Solitary Confinement
The New York City Council approved bills banning solitary confinement and mandating that the NYPD report street stops.
A Federal Court Will Decide Whether Atlanta Voters Could Have a Say on Cop City
This could be a test case for citizen ballot initiatives in Atlanta, and possibly across the state.
Police Tech Isn’t Designed to Be Accurate — It’s Made to Exert Social Control
Policing technologies are inaccurate by design.
When the FBI Is Asked to Go After the Right, It Inevitably Comes for the Left
The FBI was never meant to address right-wing extremists. We can’t look to it to stop the right.
Report: TX County Lawyers Failed to Provide Basic Services for Death Row Clients
"It is clear that Harris County’s current system of death penalty representation is not working," the report stated.
McDonald’s, KFC, Burger King and Wendy’s Rely on Alabama Prison “Slavery”
Incarcerated Alabamans “are trapped in this labor trafficking scheme,” a new federal class action lawsuit says.
Survivors of UPenn’s Medical Experiments Demand Reparations
Formerly incarcerated women demand accountability for enduring harm in University of Pennsylvania medical experiments.
So-Called “Child Welfare” Tears Families Apart. How Can We Repair This Harm?
Activists are organizing to end punitive family policing policies that unnecessarily separate children from families.
NYPD Has Used Drones to Monitor Pro-Palestine Protests, Make 239 Arrests
“This is a local police department that increasingly acts like a national intelligence agency,” one expert said.